EMPOWERING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY REVIVAL THROUGH INNOVATIVE LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE AND RESOURCE RECLAMATION (ESTER) THIS PROJECT WILL SHOWCASE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF POWERING A CONTAMINATED MINING SITE'S CLEANUP OPERATIONS USING A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE (LDES) WHICH SUPPLIES ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES. THE ENERGY STORAGE AND RESOURCE RECLAMATION (ESTER) WILL ENABLE WASTE REMEDIATION WITHOUT CAUSING COLLATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL HARM, WHILE PROVIDING ECONOMIC BENEFIT THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO DOMESTIC SOURCING ACROSS ALL FACETS OF THIS ENDEAVOR AND CREATING LOCAL JOB DEMAND FOR SKILLED LABOR.